Record device



May 14, 1946. RUBINQFF 2,400,211

` RECORD DEVICE Fned sept. 13, 1944 (IERTHFCATE S "Wr" a CU ""N V @ertzflcatem Fu as 101 2eme /9 Clean DST l y r rok/v6 y Patented May 14, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE RECORD DEVICE Mark Rubinofr, New York, N. Y. Application september 13, 1944, serial No. 553,875

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in record devices and particularly to business cards or sheets having a plurality of related functions.

As a specific example of one application of the invention, in the cleaning, storing and repairingr of garments and other articles made from pelts, there is a wide variation in the consideration in price for specific work or duration of storage.

This is because of the great cost of some pelts or furs compared to others, the variable degrees of care and skill required in different cases for different work, and the custom of person desiring such service to request an advance estimate. Since such estimates cannot always be given upon personal delivery without a careful examination which may take considerable time, it is customary in'many cases for the garments to be rst delivered either personally or by carrier for an estimate, which is submitted by mail. This procedure, particularly in relation to articles of such value, requires very great care in maintaining proper records for both parties of deliveries, identity of articles, names and addresses of the garment owners, and of the estimated cost for the service, and also of being able to quickly locate the articles from amongst many others for return to the patron.

Accordingly, among the objects of thepresent Vinvention are to avoid difficulties heretofore encountered in the above-mentioned procedures, to prevent loss or misplacement f the goods, to facilitate the transactions including the submitting of estimates, to ensure orderly and readily available records, and to effect other improvements in the exemplary and other services.

Another object of the invention is to effect the above-mentioned benefits by an extremely sensible instrumentality which is readily understood by average persons and enables such persons to easily perform all of the work connected with the invention, except the estimate which requires an expert.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel tag constituting part of the device for keeping the records and mainly the estimate, and as an entirety separate therefrom, which is made durable and permanent in its service among many articles where ordinary tags are torn and separated from the articles which they are intended to identify.

With the above and other advantages which may be incident to a utilization of the improvements, the invention comprises the parts and combination thereof hereinafter set forth and claimed with the understanding that the several necessary elements constituting the same may be varied in proportion, texture and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the accompanying claim.

For a better understanding of the invention, means are shown in the accompanying drawing fOr Carrying the same into practical effect, without limiting the invention to the particular con'- structions which are given merely by way of example.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view, in front elevation, of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, with portions at the upper left hand corner of the figure bent over to show an initial arrangementl thereof, as will later appear more fully herein;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, with certain upper or top elements removed to show a, bottom element being of characteristic diierence from the front or face element of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the bottom element of Fig. 2 having parts positioned at locations intermediate original and final stations thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the parts of Fig. 3 at the final stations thereof, showing also further means for cooperation therewith.

` Referring to Fig. 1, a set of sheets is arranged with the sheets one upon another, as conditioned for inserting, data on a top of original sheet I0 for transcript, as by a carbon paper I2, to a lower sheet I4. If additional copies are required, additional sheets may be employed with sheets of carbon interposed, as will be understood.

The sheets I0 and I4 are substantially dupli cates in size or area, and are divided into similar main divisions or areas I6 and I8, respectively, with auxiliary divisions or areas 20 and 22, respectively. The division of the sheet I 0 is effected on a line 24 conditioned, as by closely spaced perforations along the line, for the ready separation of the areas or divisions I6 and 20. The division of the sheet III is similarly conditioned, along a line 26, for like separation of the divisions I8 and 22. Each of the main divisions I6 and I8, with the auxiliary divisions 2l) and 22, is identified with each of the other divisions, as in this instance by the certificate number 101, as distinguished from other sheets and divisions of a like set constituted in accordance with the invention, i. e., another set would bear the designation Certificate No. 102 for example.

The original main division IG is marked Certicate and provided with identified spaces marked by lines and permanent inscription such as the words Received from, Residing at and other terms indicative of such information, as it is desired to be kept.

The copy main division I8 has identified spaces marked by lines and inscriptions of duplicate character and positioned with respect to the original main division I6, and may, if desired, be otherwise marked for condential data.

The sheet I0, in this instance, has the main division I6 and the auxiliary division 28, as the only parts of the sheet for separation, whereas, the copy sheet I4, which also has its main division I4 and its auxiliary division 22 similarly for separation, also has parts or areas 28, 30 and 32 for co-operation with each other as a tripartite or three-layer reinforced support constituting the division 22 as a tag for attachment to a garment for identifying the latter while in the possession of the dealer or firm performing Work on the garment.

The parts 28 and 38 are adapted for a preliminary movement out of the plane of the copy auxiliary division by folding on the dotted lines 34 and 36 which are preconditioned, as by scoring, for locating the folds. Lines 38 and 48 at the inner edges of the parts 28 and 32, respectively are perforated or cut through the sheet, for such movement out of the plane of the sheet.

Fig. 3 indicates the parts 28 and 38 moved out of such plane, ready for the nal movement, as shown in Fig. 4, in which the parts, 28, 36 and 32 are arranged as a three layer support for the auxiliary division 22, thus constituted as a tag. It Will be understood that this tag is formed manually by the individual and requires no mechanism for forming the same.

The portions 28, 38 and 32 are provided with apertures 42, 44 and 48, respectively, which register with each other, as shown in Fig. 4, for the reception of a tag attaching element 48, which, in this instance is a flexible element for attaching the tag to the garment, but may be a supporting or attaching element of another type,

such as a pin or clip.

In operation, when a customer presents a garment for storage and/or repair the main sheet I0 is filled in with the necessary data, which data is transferred to the sheet I4 through the medium f of the interposed sheet of carbon. The certicate is delivered as a receipt for the garment and at the same time or subsequently the estimate portion or division is filled in with the estimated charges for the work to be performed and delivered or mailed to the owner of the garment.

The sheet I4, which preferably is on heavier paper or cardboard, is retained by the repair shop and the main and auxiliary divisions separated along the weakened line 26. The main division is kept as a permanent record and may be placed in a card iile. The auxiliary division 22 thereof is formed into a tag and attached to the garment. In forming this division into a tag it is merely necessary to fold parts 28 and 32 over upon the part 30 along the fold lines 34 and 36 respectively whereby the three holes are brought into register with each other and the string or other flexible element 48 passed through the same whereby to draw the parts into close superimposed contact as shown in Fig. 4.

It will be appreciated that the element 48 will serve to draw the parts into such close engagement that the use of adhesive or other fastening means is eliminated.

It will be appreciated also that I have provided a record means wherein an exact duplicate of the information furnished the customer is made simultaneously with a record and an article identifying member, the article identifying member being of novel construction and readily attachable to the article deposited,

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction or arrangement, as obviously various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

Record means comprising a set of similarly divisible superimposed sheets of uniform size provided on each division for identicatlon with each other division as distinguished from other sets of like sheets, a main division of each sheet provided with identied spaces similar to corresponding spaces on the corresponding main division of another of the sheets for recording data as to identity of service and by and for Whom rendered and for what consideration, one of said main divisions constituting a mailing receipt and the other a le record, and an auxiliary division of each sheet provided with identified spaces similar to corresponding spaces on the corresponding auxiliary of another sheet for recording an estimate of said consideration, one of said auxiliary divisions constituting a mailing estimate proposal record and the other adapted as an attaching tag, for an article upon which service is to be rendered for said consideration, said tag adapted as an auxiliary division having a pair of portions for folding out of the plane of the sheet on preconditioned lines spaced from each other and locating the folds and providing for placing said portions to cooperate with each other and with a portion in the plane of the sheet between the portions of said pair whereby said portions operate as a three-layer tag support relative to said article, the parts of said tripartite support each having an aperture and a flexible tag hanging element looped through all of said apertures.

MARK RUBINOFF. 

